Physical Therapist Assistant
Lane Community College
Public · Community college
Prepare to support physical therapists in rehabilitation care.
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Preparation, time and schedule
What this route covers
The program includes three clinical internships and laboratory learning. Placements may be outside the immediate Eugene area; discuss travel and schedule expectations early.
Before you apply
Review the Physical Therapist Assistant course map and have an advisor evaluate prior credits and placement before registering.
Your complete timeline
2 years of program study. Allow separately for prerequisite preparation, selection and the clinical start date.
Plan around the schedule
Online lectures, campus labs and clinical. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from Eugene · with clinical placements. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Use the official Physical Therapist Assistant page to review the current entry checklist. Ask whether a separate department application, selection process or cohort start applies before committing to enrollment.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
How much time do prerequisites, travel, campus labs and clinical placements add?
- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
An assistant program includes laboratory and clinical work. Confirm prerequisites, examination and Oregon licensing requirements. Becoming a physical therapist is a different, longer graduate pathway.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
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Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 resident tuition is $151 per credit. Student activity and health fees are $54.60 and $60 per term, respectively; other required and program charges may apply.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
A tuition rate or annual allowance is not a complete program price. Confirm your residency, course load, program fees and financial aid before comparing costs.
Open the cost planner →Exact-program earnings are not separately identified.
Published related-field data; not an exact-program or campus-specific outcome.
Related-field graduate earnings
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate degree
Lane Community College. Graduating cohorts: 2016-2020. This published field group (CIP 51.09) can combine several programs and campuses. We selected it as related context; it is not a verified result for this exact program.
- $61,218 median annual earnings 1 year after graduation
Amounts are in 2023 dollars. Census PSEO covers graduates meeting its earnings and employment-attachment rules; it excludes noncompleters and many self-employed or low-attachment workers. These are historical outcomes, not starting-pay estimates or a forecast.
Census PSEO Oregon data, 2026 Q2 (CSV download) ↗
Population, methods and limitations ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026